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[[logo]] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [[/logo]] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS WASHINGTON August 8, 1950 Mr. JohnC. Rainer Executive Secretary National Congress of American Indians 618 Dupont Circle Building 1346 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington 6, D. C. Dear John: I have your note of August 7, requesting that a copy of the statement that I am planning to make before the National Congress on August 29 be submitted at that time. This is to let you know that I am not planning to read a speech. I expect to talk extemporaneously, and I am planning to have a statement prepared which can be used for release to the press and anyone else who might be interested, which will outline the major items I will discuss at the meeting. Sincerely yours, [[signature]] D.S. Myer [[/signature]] Commissioner 1849 A Century of Conservation 1949